Smart Link Configuration Task List; Configuring A Smart Link Device; Configuration Prerequisites; Configuring Protected Vlans For A Smart Link Group - HP 5130 EI Series Configuration Manual

Smart Link collaborates with link detection protocols through track entries. It supports only the Continuity
Check (CC) function of Connectivity Fault Detection (CFD) to implement link detection. CFD notifies the
smart link group member ports of fault detection events by using detection VLANs and detection ports.
A port responds to a continuity check event only when the control VLAN of the smart link group to which
it belongs matches the detection VLAN. For more information about track entries and the CC function of
CFD, see "Configuring

Smart Link configuration task list

Tasks at a glance
Configuring a Smart Link
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(Required.)
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(Required.)
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(Optional.)
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(Optional.)
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(Optional.)
Configuring an associated device
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(Required.)

Configuring a Smart Link device

Configuration prerequisites

Before configuring a Smart Link device, complete the following tasks:
To prevent loops, shut down a port before configuring it as a smart link group member. You can
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bring up the port only after completing the smart link group configuration.
• Disable the spanning tree feature on the ports you want to add to the smart link group.
NOTE:
A loop might occur on the network during the time when the spanning tree feature is disabled but Smart
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Link has not yet taken effect on a port.
If you configure a port as both an aggregation group member and a smart link group member, only the
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aggregation group configuration takes effect. The port is not shown in the output from the display
smart-link group command. The smart link group configuration takes effect after the port leaves the
aggregation group.

Configuring protected VLANs for a smart link group

You can configure protected VLANs for a smart link group by referencing MSTIs. Before configuring the
protected VLANs, configure the mappings between MSTIs and the VLANs.
To configure the protected VLANs for a smart link group:
Track" and "Configuring
device:
Configuring protected VLANs for a smart link group
Configuring member ports for a smart link group
Configuring role preemption for a smart link group
Enabling the sending of flush messages
Configuring the collaboration between Smart Link and Track
Enabling the receiving of flush messages
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